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Wouldn't these restrictions prevent a global pandemic and thus refute the headline?
by Ringz 2y ago
Wouldn't these restrictions prevent a global pandemic and thus refute the headline?
- candiddevmike 2y agoNo one mentioned pandemic. It's a health threat--if this thing gets into a hospital its very, very hard to get rid of. Most people prefer their hospitals as sterile as possible.
- ignoramous 2y ago> prefer their hospitals as sterile Ah well, except for the sinks, which are breeding ground for superbugs: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10469867/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10469867/ In a hospital setting, superbug x-contamination is often fatal: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-contaminated-hospital-supplies-drug-resistant-bacteria-iv-feeding-bags-5dc8f291795cc705cba91245657bcdc9 https://apnews.com/article/mexico-contaminated-hospital-supp...
- ashoeafoot 2y agoIts also something that can become a damocles swoard. Like its living in your intestines harmlessly, but if you have a ulcer or somebody in your house gets with a cut near your toilet - exitus.
- Ringz 1y agoI have wrongly assumed that a global health threat is equivalent to a pandemic.
- ceejayoz 2y agoA global health threat doesn't have to be a pandemic affecting otherwise healthy people to be a global health threat. In this case, the threat would presumably be that the same bacteria winds up in health care facilities elsewhere.